Yesterday, an overflow crowd filled the Madison Club to listen to Grover Norquist. I was lucky enough to be one of the crowd because Norquist is a very colorful and quotable person. Let me go through the notes to give you a taste of what you missed:
– Between the end of the Civil War and the rise of Ronald Reagan, ones’ political party told more of where one lived rather than what one stood for.
– The national Center Right Coalition, which Norquist founded, grew out of a sense of those that wanted government to leave them alone. Also, there is no “20-point agreement” between the various members of the group.
– On the left’s, specifically, Hillary Clinton’s portion of the left, list of demands on others – “It is slightly longer and more tedious than Leviticus.”
– The Republican name has become the Coca-Cola no-tax-increase brand nationally, and it’s continuing to trickle down to the states.
– Quote related to that – “Republican politicians who vote for tax increases are the rat’s head in the Coke bottle.”
– None of the Presidential candidates have really jumped on the transparency of expenditures movement yet. Norquist feels the first one that does will get a rather significant leg-up.
There was a LOT more than either what I have above or what I managed to scribble down on two pages of paper, but I do have to try to balance the desire to talk with the standard “what’s said here stays here”. I honestly could do an epic on it, at least if I were a better writer.
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there won’t be a late-November Center Right meeting. However, you will want to circle December 12 on your calendars; Rick Esenberg (yes, the Shark and Shepherd Rick) will be in to discuss the Supreme Court race. If you think you can make it, let Mark Block know now – markb – at – afphq – dot – org (I don’t think I have to remind you of what to do with that to make it e-mailable).
